Monthly Archives: April 2012

Lessons in Gratitude Day 281

Posted on April 20, 2012 by mtchamblee

Somehow the sniffles which I had thought were gone have returned. How does that happen, anyway? I am not feeling very well, so I might be briefer than usual (though every time I write that, I end up writing my … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 280

Posted on April 19, 2012 by mtchamblee

Got a call from the bank this morning as I was driving to work. It was an unfamiliar number but I thought, “Hmmm, might as well answer it.” I’m glad I did. Now, the bank calls people up for a … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 279

Posted on April 18, 2012 by mtchamblee

It has been a pretty good day, for which I am truly grateful. Today I spent about an hour hanging out near my former place of employment. A little more than a year ago I was laid off from this … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 278

Posted on April 17, 2012 by mtchamblee

Today while I was minding my own business, my sister sent me a miraculous gift that perhaps she didn’t even know she sent. This livestream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/3064708) allowed me to intrude on the lives of a parent and offspring, watching and listening … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 277

Posted on April 16, 2012 by mtchamblee

I am grateful to say that I just paid a bunch of bills. Or, to be more accurate, grateful that I was able to pay a bunch of bills. The fact that some of them are late no longer troubles … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 276

Posted on April 15, 2012 by mtchamblee

This has been an odd, slow sort of day. I suppose that’s not a bad thing for a Sunday. I slept later this morning than I have in  many, many months. I think it was a combination of feeling a … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 275

Posted on April 14, 2012 by mtchamblee

I am experiencing a very odd, hollow feeling at the moment. There is a gap, a void, a hole where the need to file my income tax returns used to sit. Today I hit “send” on the e-file and sent … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude day 274

Posted on April 13, 2012 by mtchamblee

I am fighting off the sniffles–I haven’t had a cold or any significant illness in over a year, not since I’ve lived on my own after the end of my relationship last winter. And this is only the sniffles. I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 273

Posted on April 12, 2012 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am a bit tired, so I will take my rest shortly. Outside my window this evening, I can hear the rumble of thunder–an unexpected sound as we don’t have many thunderstorms in the Bay area. It has been … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 272

Posted on April 11, 2012 by mtchamblee

Today started out alright, but it is not really ending as well as I’d hoped when the day began. Sometimes the struggle gets to be a little too much and I hit a wall. It’s okay really. I’ve hit it … Continue reading →

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